Kyoto school marks 1st anniversary of fatal stabbing

Kyoto school marks 1st anniversary of fatal stabbing

KYOTO, Japan - Pupils at the Hino Elementary School in Kyoto on Dec. 21 pray for the soul of Toshiki Nakamura, a 7-year-old second-year student stabbed to death by a jobless man in the school grounds a year ago. Pupils, parents and teachers assemble to mourn the death of Nakamura.

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